Madeleine Selwyn-Smith Memorial Award 2025

Madeleine Ethel Selwyn‐Smith who died on 11 November, 1964, by her Will dated 2nd of December, 1960 appointed The Union Trustee Company of Australia Limited and Ross Grey Smith to be executors and trustees of her estate.

By her Will the testatrix bequeathed to her trustees ‘the sum of Five thousand pounds’ ... to establish one or more of the following objects namely a Memorial fund, bursary, scholarship or prize for students engaged in arboricultural research or generally to further the planting maintenance or preservation of trees.’

The income from the bequest has been applied by the trustees from time to time on the recommendation of the University towards the provision of bursaries to graduate students, the funding of expenses for postgraduate research into arboriculture and the furtherance of the planting, maintenance or preservation of trees, and the purchase of appropriate books and equipment for the Agriculture, Forestry and Horticulture branch library.

The Madeleine Selwyn-Smith Memorial Fund Scholarship (MSSM) will be awarded to a graduate student studying arboriculture.

The scholarship is available to provide support for student research projects for postgraduate studies. This may include participation at conferences, travel support, field-work support, or purchase of specialist equipment.

The scholarship value is $1,000 for masters students and $3,000 for Graduate Research Science students.

This Scholarship is available to:

• Graduate coursework
• Graduate research

Note:  Graduate Researchers need to apply for Study Away if travelling for research-related activities away from the University.

To be considered for this award, students must: 

• Be enrolled in a graduate coursework or graduate research program in the School of Agriculture, Food and Ecosystem Sciences (SAFES), or its successor; and, 
• Be undertaking research in the discipline of arboriculture. 

*Arboriculture is defined as the study of the cultivation or management of individual trees, shrubs or other perennial woody plants. 

• The strength of the proposed research project and its alignment to arboriculture  
• The impact of additional support on the research project 

The committee has discretion not to consider any student who has already received at least two instances of this award.  

All scholarship outcomes will be sent via SmartyGrants.

Please see outcome timing below:

• Round 1 (Jan-March applications): May-July
• Round 2 (June-August applications): September-October
• Future Rounds: TBC

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